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The energy resource potential of the Carrara Sub-basin revealed by new stratigraphic drilling
NDI Carrara 1 is a deep stratigraphic drill hole completed in 2020 as part of the MinEx CRC National Drilling Initiative (NDI) in collaboration with Geoscience Australia and the Northern Territory Geological Survey. It is the first test of the Carrara Sub-Basin, a depocentre newly discovered in the South Nicholson region based on interpretation from seismic surveys (L210 in 2017 and L212 in 2019) recently acquired as part of the Exploring for the Future program. The drill hole intersected approximately 1120 m of Proterozoic sedimentary rocks unconformably overlain by 630 m of Cambrian Georgina Basin carbonates. Continuous cores recovered from 283 m to a total depth of 1750 m provide samples of the highest quality for a comprehensive geochemical program designed to inform on the energy and mineral prospectivity of the Carrara Sub-basin. Total Organic Carbon (TOC) contents from Rock-Eval pyrolysis of the Cambrian and Proterozoic sections demonstrate the potential for several thick black shales as source rocks and unconventional plays. Evidence for retained hydrocarbons included bituminous oil stains in centimetre-scale vugs within the Cambrian Georgina Basin and several oil bleeds within the Proterozoic section. The latter also contains surface gas with up to 2% methane concentrations measured within carbonaceous mudstones. Geochemical analyses of hydrocarbon shows highlight the occurrence of several petroleum systems operating in this frontier region. The results at NDI Carrara 1 offer the promise of a new exciting resource province in northern Australia.
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- Date (Creation)
- 2022-01-25
- Date (Publication)
- 2022-04-08T07:03:42
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- Geoscience Australia Persistent Identifier/https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/146259
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- Digital Object Identifier/https://dx.doi.org/10.26186/146259
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Role Organisation / Individual Name Details Publisher Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)
Voice Author Grosjean, E.
MEG Internal Contact Author Jarrett, A.
External Contact Author Boreham, C.
MEG Internal Contact Author Butcher, G.
MEG Internal Contact Author Carson, C.
MEG Internal Contact Author Bailey, A.
MEG Internal Contact Author Wang, L.
MEG Internal Contact Author Munson, T.J.
External Contact Author Henson, P.
MEG Internal Contact
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Extended Abstract for the Australian Geoscience Exploration Seminar (AGES) 2022
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- Completed
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Role Organisation / Individual Name Details Point of contact Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)
Voice Point of contact Grosjean, E.
MEG Internal Contact Resource provider Minerals, Energy and Groundwater Division
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Exploration Geochemistry
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Organic Geochemistry
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EARTH SCIENCES
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Isotope Geochemistry
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NDI Carrara 1
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South Nicholson Basin
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Exploring for the Future
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MinEx Cooperative Research Centre (CRC)
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Carrara Sub-basin
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Petroleum System
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4.0
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- 2018-11-01T00:00:00
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Download the extended abstract (pdf) [5.5 MB]
Download the extended abstract (pdf) [5.5 MB]
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Download the presentation (pdf) [11.3 MB]
Download the presentation (pdf) [11.3 MB]
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Link to AGES 2022 proceedings
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Interpretation of newly acquired organic geochemical data from samples of the NDI Carrara 1 drill hole
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Australian Government Security Classification System
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- 2018-11-01T00:00:00
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Role Organisation / Individual Name Details Point of contact Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)
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GA publication: Extended Abstract
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- 2019-04-08T01:55:29
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- 2019-04-08T01:55:29
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AU/NZS ISO 19115-1:2014
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ISO 19115-1:2014
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ISO 19115-3
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Geoscience Australia Community Metadata Profile of ISO 19115-1:2014
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Version 2.0, September 2018
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